Genesis
Genesis 30:15
15But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?”
“Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Leah replied | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is it not enough | הַמְעַט֙ | ham·‘aṭ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| that you have taken away | קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ | qaḥ·têḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| my husband | אִישִׁ֔י | ’î·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H376 man |
| Now you | גַּ֥ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| want to take | וְלָקַ֕חַת | wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| my son’s | בְּנִ֑י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| mandrakes | דּוּדָאֵ֖י | dū·ḏā·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1736 mandrake |
| Very well | לָכֵן֙ | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Rachel | רָחֵ֗ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| he may sleep | יִשְׁכַּ֤ב | yiš·kaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| with you | עִמָּךְ֙ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| tonight | הַלַּ֔יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| in exchange for | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| your son’s | בְנֵֽךְ׃ | ḇə·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| mandrakes | דּוּדָאֵ֥י | dū·ḏā·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1736 mandrake |
Cross-references
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Numbers 16:13 · Ezekiel 16:47 · Numbers 16:9–10 · 1 Corinthians 4:3 · Isaiah 7:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.